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==History==
NSRC started building Internet infrastructure in 1988 in South Africa, funded initially by an initial investment from the NSF.<ref name="uo"></ref> They gradually moved on to other countries and provided network connectivity to Egypt, Indonesia, Kenya, Liberia, Morocco, Peru, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Togo, and assistance to many others. They build their centers in local universities and help people establish their own network and connect to the outside world.<ref>
[http://archive.psg.com/nsrc.html PSG Archive]</ref>
Since its birth, NSRC has helped build the first ever network in:<ref>[http://www.nsrc.org/about.html About NSRC]</ref>
* Peru in 1991
* Egyptian Universities in 1993
* Africa in 1994
* Sri Lankan Engineers in 1995
* Tanzania in 1996
* Togo in 1997

In 1996, NSRC officially moved to University of Oregon. It participated in the development of [[AfriNIC]] and [[LACNIC]]. They provide funding for different Network Operator Groups throughout the world.<ref>[http://apru2008.ui.ac.id/v2/presentation/apru-cio-2008-uo.pdf UI Apru2008]</ref> Since 1992, NSRC has provided more than $40 million of aid for the equipment and publications necessary to establish of Internet connections in more than 100 countries.<ref>[http://www.educause.edu/EDUCAUSE+Review/EDUCAUSEReviewMagazineVolume45/CultivatingGlobalCyberinfrastr/202353 EduCause]</ref>